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This month’s column ties in with Armchair General’s Douglas MacArthur: Soldier of the Century! issue (November 2005, Volume II, No. 5).

In case you missed them, this issue of Armchair General has quite a few websites listed throughout, from Col. Morelock’s Editor’s Letter, through Dispatches and the Commander Dossier, and all the way to nearly the last page. While you’re reading through the magazine, no need to stop and type in all those URL’s, just click below!

MacArthur Memorial Home ‘Don’t Let MacArthur’s Legacy "Fade Away"’, page 8

Historic Hotels of America ‘Teddy Roosevelt Slept Here’, page 14

World War II Paratroopers "No Greater Love" 101st Airborne Medic Project Launched’, page 15

Canadian War Museum ‘Destination Ottawa’, page 15

HOOAH Bar Energy Bars ‘Eat Like A Soldier’, page 18

University of Chicago Press, Books ‘Allied Etiquette’, page 18 Indiana University Press Journals

University Press of Kansas ‘Bookshelf’, page 18

Italian Front Group ‘Italian World War II Raiders in California’, page 20 (Alas, this one worked the first time I visited, but as of this writing, all that shows is an ‘Index of/’ page. Maybe it’ll get squared away soon.)

Air & Space Chronicles ‘General James Harold ‘Jimmy’ Doolittle’, page 30

American Aces of World War Two The North American B-25 Mitchell ‘B-25 Mitchell Medium Bomber’, page 32

mindfield You’ll have to look way back on page 111 for this link, found on one of the ads in the Post Exchange section. It’s called Mindfield, the game of US Military trivia. Just from reading the description, it looks to me like a military version of Trivial Pursuit. If anyone buys it or has it, let me know!

Three great men were chronicled in this issue, and following are some great websites were you may find more information about them, and maybe learn something new.

Col. Morelock warned about the dangerous decline of the "nation’s collective memory" when it comes to MacArthur, and I saw an example of this as I stalked the Web. I am a bit dissapointed in just how few quality websites I was able to find showcasing him by something other than just a rote biography. The MacArthur Memorial website listed above would be my choice for a first visit, but I also recommend the ones below.

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